What defensive formation do you run and what coverage?

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I've usually always run zone defense....I'd mix in man but I just liked zone....

Now I wanna go the other way and mainly run man and mix in zone...

I'm looking for tips to put my depth chart together for this....and what formation to run

I've seen 335 wide a lot...but I've always been more of a 4 down lineman guy....but llooking to give it a shot ....

Suggestions???

I'm looking at just putting good man coverage corners at safety....

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I mostly run Cover 2 Man out of Dime 2-3-6 Rams playbook. If you like 4 DL this gives you that and you can put an OLB where the DT2 spot normally is if you want to. Just know that if you go up against somebody with 99 SPD receivers that have Route Tech they will likely put them on crossers and torch your CB’s no matter how good they are. In my opinion the key to running Man is getting pressure on the QB fast enough to create inaccurate passes/INT’s. You also have to learn when to go into zone to keep them guessing. A lot of players see the same coverage 3 or 4 plays in a row and they know exactly what play to call to beat it. Good luck!

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I run Cover 2 Man out of Dime Rush (Raiders playbook) I have 4 DL, and depending on the scenario, I can blitz two of my corners, which almost always gets a sack or an inaccurate ball, or I could put my defensive ends in flats, which can guard slants or act as a contain while guarding the RB(depending on how deep I set my flats.) I don't really have to worry about the man aspect as much, and with all my corners having 96-97 speed and 99 man coverage and press, I just push my secondary down and shade down as well, which covers most routes well. The one downside to this is if they put their running back on lots of routes. In this formation, my LB user is matched up on the RB, and wheel routes get around my flats. Running the ball also hurts, but having inside stuff on my inside two DLs helps a lot.